It’s kind of crazy to think that you can make money online. I probably wouldn’t believe it was possible if I wasn’t doing it myself. And I definitely didn’t think it was possible three years ago. But here I am, making money in my living room, from my laptop. Let me start by saying there… Read more

Last year was such a great year. I made $45k blogging while working full time. If you’re new here, as a little background… I started my blog 3 years ago, knowing nothing about blogging. I started it because of my student loan debt. It led to me quitting my career that I hated, while taking… Read more

Email marketing is the secret sauce to making money blogging. If you’re a pro blogger, you already know this. It’s often said that “the money is in the list,” which refers to the email list. If you’re a new blogger, take note – you need to start captures emails asap. No other metric is more… Read more

Like many bloggers, I have struggled to effectively monetize my blog and grow it exponentially. I love blogging, but I do it along side my full time job, so my time is limited. While doing this, I’ve managed to increase my blog income to around $3k-$4k per month (gross), but I haven’t managed to get it… Read more

Being in debt sucks. The feeling of having so much of your paycheck to debt payments is stressful and depressing. This is how I felt in 2011, when I graduated law school. Fast forward to today when my debt has allowed me to find a career I love and make money blogging (and I’ve paid… Read more

If you have a full time job and you want to make money blogging, you may be wondering if that’s even possible. I remember being in a job I hated, working over time, feeling completely stressed about money, and feeling totally overwhelmed. Making money blogging sounded crazy. But staying in the job I was in,… Read more

If you’ve been blogging for any time at all, you know the only constant in the blogging world is change. As soon as you learn one thing, there’s something new to do right away. It never ends! And this makes it realllly hard to know what to focus on. You’re pulled in a million different… Read more

I started my blog three years ago because I was mad about my student loan debt. I didn’t have just a little bit of debt.. I graduated law school with $206k in debt (from law school and undergrad). Yea, it’s a lot — I know. I was so confused how I managed to make it… Read more

If you’re on the fence about starting a blog, you’re not alone. I have people ask me about starting a blog all the time, and most are really on the fence about it. Something is holding them back, whether it’s the idea, the strategy, the implementation, the insecurity, or something else. The good news is you… Read more

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a seven figure, full time blogger? I’m interviewing Michelle Schroeder-Gardner from Making Sense of Cents today to talk about it! I met Michelle a few years back at FinCon (a finance conference), and we’ve been friends ever since. I don’t want to spoil anything else for… Read more

Hi, I'm Natalie! I went from lawyer to financial planner to blogger. I've designed my dream life and my goal is to help you design yours. I've been featured in Forbes, CNBC, MSNBC, US News, The Huffington Post, and more. Learn more about me here...